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Graham Simpson
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Advocate of proportional representation and progressive politics. Humanist. Anti Brexit! Anti Trump! @libdems.org.uk
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · Sep 12
It’s time for a politics, free of vested interests, free of dogma, free of corruption, free of populist easy answers to complicated questions. A politics which puts justice, the individual and the community ahead of narrow self interest. A politics based on evidence, rationality and compassion. Now!
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1h
Elon Musk is stoking far-right extremism on our streets.

The Prime Minister should order a security assessment of the threat Musk poses to our democracy.

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social

#PMQs
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 5h
Trump turning the clock back….
www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/c...
Trump administration quietly canceled the nation’s largest solar project | CNN
The Trump administration’s cancellation of the largest solar project in the United States has sparked confusion and concern among Republicans and Democrats alike.
www.cnn.com
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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 6h
Ruth Curtice explains why tax rises are needed (tl;dw: to avoid more expensive borrowing).

This will need to be done carefully though, to avoid damaging growth, raising inflation or hitting households struggling most with the cost of living.
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 6h
It’s time for the @libdems.org.uk to stop being timid about Brexit and start saying what they really believe. Millions are waiting for their lead.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3d
UK travellers should expect "four-hour queues" as new EU border system comes into force. Brexit really is the gift that keeps giving

www.itv.com/news/2025-10...
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 1d
We go live to the Labour party and Brexit...

(Their idea to blame forthcoming tax rises on Farage and Brexit is bonkers while they simultaneously continue to maintain their Brexit red lines and to claim that they can Make Brexit Work.)
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 7h
“There is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long-lasting." Says Rachel Reeves. It’s become convenient for the Chancellor to tell the truth about Brexit, at long last…
Photo of Rachel Reeves
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d
We still have a lot of work to do to deliver the two-state solution that will finally allow Israeli and Palestinian children – both – to grow up free of this cycle of violence. 



But at least today, that work can finally begin. And that should give us all hope.

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d
I can’t see there being a lasting peace and a two state solution until there’s a leadership on both sides who want it. Hamas and the Israeli government are not capable of the imaginative thinking and compromise necessary unfortunately.
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d
But if Brexit is the problem, what are they going to do about it?
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d
I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting
The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget
www.independent.co.uk
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d
As so often, @laylamoran.bsky.social finds gracious, unifying words.

"I choose to believe that peace is possible. Everyone who went on a protest, wrote to their MP, cares about it, shouted at their TV - from whatever point of view - what were those deaths for, if not for a sustainable peace?" ~AA
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d
The lack of any timeline for Palestinian self-determination in Mr Trump’s plan gives the lie to vainglorious references, in his Knesset speech, to the “historic dawn” of a “golden age” - says @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on peace in Gaza: the relief is real, but Trump’s promise of a ‘golden age’ rings hollow | Editorial
Editorial: Hostage and prisoner releases are bringing joy to families. But there is no guarantee that the ceasefire will end Palestinian suffering
www.theguardian.com
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d
I wonder how many Reform councillors in Kent will be left in a couple of years?
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
Reform councillor suspended amid investigation into ‘lewd remarks’
A Reform UK councillor has been suspended amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct following a complaint by “several women”.
www.kentonline.co.uk
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

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Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d
BBC News's John Simpson hitting the nail on the head:

"What this doesn't do in any way is sort out the Palestinian question"

"What it does is stop the agony that people in Gaza have been suffering for two years"

"But it doesn't create a future path for them"

"Maybe that can come"
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d
Youth work changes lives, but years of funding cuts have forced many centres to close.

@MuniraWilson.bsky.social explains the Lib Dems plan to rebuild youth work to give every young person a safe space to belong, grow, and thrive.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d
People are waiting years for mental health support but then end up in A&E in crisis.

It’s time we treat mental health as seriously as physical health.
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d
Correct
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Middle East 'doomed' without Palestinian state, King of Jordan says
In an exclusive interview with BBC Panorama, the king says a two-state solution is the only answer.
www.bbc.com
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d
What is the future for Palestinians and their land? Will Israel continue to take Palestinian land in the West Bank? We all want peace but these questions will need to be answered.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Long and painful nightmare finally over,' Trump tells Israel's parliament
The US president was applauded by Israeli lawmakers for his role in brokering an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
www.bbc.com
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d
Brexit: Outside looking in…
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EU Council @consilium.europa.eu · 3d
Today, the entry/exit system gets underway.

This new digital border system will streamline travel, enhance security, and improve the efficiency of border controls for non-EU nationals entering or exiting the EU.

Full implementation is planned for 10 April 2026.

More info → link.europa.eu/mnYbcy
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 1d
Gun culture madness
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Sue Stone @knittingknots.bsky.social · 1d
U.S. approaching 340 mass shootings this year after deadly weekend www.axios.com/2025/10/13/u...
U.S. approaching 340 mass shootings this year after deadly weekend
At least eight were killed in Mississippi and four in South Carolina.
www.axios.com
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d
Thousands of miles of disused railways, canal towpaths, and green spaces lie blocked off or forgotten across the UK.

@TimFarron.bsky.social explains the Lib Dem plan to reopen them, creating a national network of green routes for all.
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Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social · 3d
There are plenty of reasons why. EU funding plus currency independence; thriving tech and defence sectors; lower taxes for young Poles so less brain drain, etc.

But Poland also has a very different attitude to building things.

More in my column

www.thetimes.com/article/52a8...
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Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social · 3d
🇵🇱 My @thetimes column: Poland’s economic miracle

12 out of 17 Polish regions are now richer than West Wales. It has faster internet, cheaper electricity and more high speed rail than Britain

When it comes to regional development it’s the UK, not Poland, that needs to catch up

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 2d
Trump considers invoking the Insurrection Act that would allow the deployment of military troops on US soil to quell domestic unrest - With an authoritarian in charge the constitution and the normal checks and balances are fragile things…
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump ‘looking at all options’ amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act, Vance says
Vice-president calls crime ‘out of control’ in US cities as Trump faces legal battles for use of federal forces
www.theguardian.com
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